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TUTORIAL WEEK 1

Discuss the differences between intensive and extensive reading. The effects these have on reading The factor that will encourage reading among students.

The differences between intensive and extensive reading.

Intensive Reading
1. Practice of reading short-to medium length passages with the aim of focusing on specific text-based elements, such as comprehension, vocabulary, etc.

Extensive Reading
1. Reading large amounts of text, often chosen by the student. 2. Reading for pleasure and information

2. Students focus on linguistic 4. Can build reader confidence or semantic details of a reading and aim is to build more and enjoyment. language knowledge rather than simply practice the skill of reading

The effects these have on reading

Intensive Reading

Extensive Reading

1. Able to get main ideas 1. It can increase of what being read in knowledge of vocabulary order to answer 2. Students can choose question. their own reading 2. Reading become more material meaningful. which interesting for 3. Mastery of study them and a relaxed, structure, vocabulary tension-free learning and idioms. environment. 4. The text may or may not 3. Become up-to-date by interest the reader reading newspaper and because it was chosen current issues besides by the teacher. gain new information

The factor that will encourage reading among students.


An encouraging reading home and reading classroom environment. Model reading. Give token and praise students who read the most Be friend with bookworm Motivated to become a successful person

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